GRE Word List
PERT
saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
The meaning of the word pert is saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured.
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|---|---|
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| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |